The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-08-24

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Louisville. Aug. 9.-The follow
ing remarkable resolutions wer,
adopted by the Farmers Alliance Of
Floyd county, Indiana, at meeting
Saturday night last. They are just
made public:
Resolved, That there is no pro-
mise, either expressed or implied,
by which the people of the United
States must pay their president
$1,000 per month, or any other sum,
while electioneering for a second
term of Office. Therefore, we call
upon President Cleveland, before
starting on his pending electioneer-
ing tour through the West and
South, to first write out his resigna-
ton and file it with the proper officers
in Washington.
ReSotGed, Further, that the pre-
sident and secretary of this alliance
are hereby instructed to forward a
certified copy of these resolutions
by registered letter to the President
of the United States.
Washington, Aug. 9.-An issue
has been raised by the accounting
officer of the treasury against the
quartermaster generals office. The
accounts of Col. Bacheldar, late de-
partment quartermaster at Washing
ton, are now in course of settlement.
Among the vouchers was one of
$500 for two horses for the use of
the office Of the secretary of war.
This was disallowed by the third
auditor and Second Comptroller But
Ter, on the ground that money APP
propriated by congress for army
transportation cannot be used in
purchasing horses for the secretary
of war, the necessary expenses of
the war department proper being
provided for in the legislative appro-
priations. To this Bacheldar re-
piled that the order of the secretary
to purchase such horses was supreme
law to him, and conclusive upon the
accounting officer of the treasury.
Third Auditor Williams, in letter
to the second comptroller regarding
this case, says that the theory that
an order from a supreme officer, or
even an army regulation, could war
rant disbursing officer in making
disbursement of public funds in
direct contravention of the statutes,
finds no countenance in any judicial
decision, or in any opinion by any
recognized authority.
Washington, Aug. 9.-The marine
hospital bureau is informed that
smallpox and yellow fever are
raging in Havana, Cuba. During
the month of July there were l64
deaths from yellow fever and 1l2
from smallpox.
Chicago, Aug. 9.--Telegrams re-
ceived this morning from central
points throughout the $4,000 square
miles of the drouth stricken North
western country shows the fearful
sun scorching of all vegetation con-
tinues unmitigated. Not drop of
rain has fallen, except eight one
hundredths of an inch at Des
Moines. Local observations in the
various districts give very little hope
of break within the coming "a
hours. A trihe cooler weather and
scattered light showers are expected
in some places, but the conditions
are such that if the possible little
moisture and GOODNESS are at all de.
layed, the effect will be totally lost
in the seeming imminent further
general rise of temperature from end
to end of the drouth region.
Never before have farmers and
residents of the suburbs about the
city suffered so much from heat and
dry weather. All around the vege-
tables of small gardens are killed
along the railroad tracks, and the
prairies are on fire, and the resi-
dents of the suburbs are called out
at all hours of the day and night to
combat flames. Water is very
scarce. Cisterns and wells are alike
empty, and the greatest economy of
the precious fluid is observed. Cat
tie are suffering greatly. At Wash
ington flights water has been scarce
finding ready sale at 5 cents per
pail.
Detroit, Aug. 11.-Rains through
out the state last night put out all
the forest fires.
Reports from various parts of the
state are to the effect that a heavy
rain has fallen, soaking the ground
thoroughly and putting an end to
forest fires. In many places there
has been no rain for five or six
weeks. The signal service reports
rains as liable to continue at inter-
walls for several days. This will
probably drown out the drouth.
Milwaukee, Aug. 11-Specials to
the "Evening Wisconsin" from
every portion of the state show that
last nights rain was general, and
that the drouth stricken districts
were effectually relieved. The
storm was accompanied by high
winds which played havoc with
trees and buildings. The hail broke
thousands of panes of glass in
Rchland Center, and throughout
the country corn was badly dam